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17 November 2008
Hizballah, Hamas and PIJ service providers, revisited.

[Readers may also be interested in our report on the current global distribution of Hamas supporters who are active online, currently available here].

Nothing much is changed here. The fact that all three organizations are designated by the United States as Terrorist Entities has done little to prevent US companies from providing them with services for many years now.

The sites are those highlighted in reports from the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center in 2007 and 2008.

I reviewed just the current network access providers (who enable a site to connect to the Internet), and the domain name registrars (who ensure that when you point your browser at a particular website's name, your request gets forwarded to the right place). The data speaks for itself.

As for what should be done, I would recommend the following:

The United States Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control should declare the domain names used by these organizations to be what they are: assets. They should compel the registrars to hand control of those domains over to United States of America. Anything short of that is pointless. If you prevail upon a network access provider to disconnect the site, they will ultimately find another one. And if you convince a domain name registrar to discontinue service, the terrorist organization will most likely be allowed to re-register the same name with another provider.

To repeat: the domain names used by designated Terrorist entities are assets, and should be seized.

Site by site lists follow.

NETWORK ACCESS PROVIDERS

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++++++ USA ++++++
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FOURTEEN SITES, ONE SITE: PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD, ONE SITE: HAMAS, 12 SITES: Hizballah

Org: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Site: www.paltoday.com
Address: 67.228.190.64
Network access: softlayer.com, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: alfatehmag.net
Address: 208.109.181.195
Network access: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.english.wa3ad.org
Address: 208.64.29.122
Network access: Versaweb, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.somod.org REDIRECTS TO shiaweb.org/hizbulla/
Name: somod.org
Address: 64.202.189.170
Network access: godaddy.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: shiaweb.org
Address: 66.207.161.14
Network access: Cologuys.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.ghaliboun.net
Address: 205.234.170.212
Name: www.ghaliboun.net
Address: 205.234.170.164
Network access: Tiggee LLC, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.al-nour.net
Address: 205.234.170.212
Name: www.al-nour.net
Address: 205.234.170.164
Network access: Tiggee LLC, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.jihadbinaa.org
Address: 205.234.170.212
Name: www.jihadbinaa.org
Address: 205.234.170.164
Network access: Tiggee LLC, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.inbaa.com
Address: 64.177.147.30
Network access: alabanza.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.bintjbeil.com
Address: 74.208.80.121
Network access: 1&1 Internet Inc., USA

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.altaybeh.net
Name: altaybeh.net
Address: 74.52.71.226
Network access: theplanet.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.darelhadi.com canonical name = darelhadi.com.
Name: darelhadi.com
Address: 74.53.27.146
Network access: theplanet.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.abu-hadi.net canonical name = abu-hadi.net.
Name: abu-hadi.net
Address: 74.52.161.178
Network access: theplanet.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.samirkuntar.org canonical name = 67.228.215.1.samirkuntar.org.
67.228.215.1.samirkuntar.org canonical name = webredir.vip.gandi.net.
Name: webredir.vip.gandi.net
Address: 217.70.184.38 redirects to 67.228.215.1
Network access: softlayer.com, USA (IP 67.228.215.1)

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++++++ SYRIA ++++++
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SIX SITES OF Org: Hizballah

Org: Hizballah
Name: www.alshahid.org
Address: 82.137.205.251
Network access: Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE)

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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.moqawama.org
Address: 82.137.205.251
Network access: Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE)

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.hizbollah.tv canonical name = hizbollah.tv.
Name: hizbollah.tv
Address: 82.137.205.243
Network access: Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE)

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.intiqadonline.com canonical name = intiqadonline.com.
Name: intiqadonline.com
Address: 82.137.205.251
Network access: Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE)

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.alintiqad.com canonical name = alintiqad.com.
Name: alintiqad.com
Address: 82.137.205.245
Network access: Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE)

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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.alshahid.org
Address: 82.137.205.251
Network access: Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE)


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++++++ CANADA ++++++
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FIVE SITES, THREE Org: HAMAS, TWO Org: Hizballah

Org: Hizballah
Site: www.islamicdigest.net canonical name = islamicdigest.net.
Name: islamicdigest.net
Address: 24.213.90.92
Network access: Carat Networks Inc, Canada

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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.almanar.com.lb
Address: 76.76.102.82
Network access: InterWeb Media, Canada

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Org: HAMAS
Site: www.felesteen.ps canonical name = felesteen.ps.
Name: felesteen.ps
Address: 72.55.140.72
Network access: iWeb, Canada

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Org: HAMAS
Site: www.alresalah.info canonical name = alresalah.info.
Name: alresalah.info
Address: 72.55.140.23
Network access: iWeb, Canada

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Org: HAMAS
Site: www.mujamaa.org canonical name = mujamaa.org.
Name: mujamaa.org
Address: 72.55.140.23
Network access: iWeb, Canada

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++++++ RUSSIA (with some redirecting to Ukraine or USA) ++++++
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FIVE SITES, ALL Org: HAMAS, THREE HOSTED IN RUSSIA, TWO REDIRECT TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

Org: HAMAS
Name: www.al-fateh.net, REDIRCTS TO alfatehmag.net (SEE USA LIST)
Address: 213.167.40.131
Network access: MASTAK-KPC-FORUM, Russia

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Org: HAMAS
Name: www.fm-m.com
Address: 213.167.40.131
Network access: MASTAK-KPC-FORUM, Russia

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info.net/arabic/
Address: 213.167.40.131
Network access: MASTAK-KPC-FORUM, Russia

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info.ru, REDIRECTS TO www.palestine-info.com/ru/ (SEE UKRAINE LIST)
Address: 195.208.0.16
Network access: RU-NIC-HOSTING, Russia

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Org: HAMAS
Name: www.aqsatube.com
Address: 92.241.164.190
Network access: 2x4.ru

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++++++ UAE ++++++
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FOUR SITES OF Org: HAMAS

Org: HAMAS
Site: www.palestine-info.info/ar/ canonical name = palestine-info.info.
Name: palestine-info.info
Address: 213.42.17.48
Network access: Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, AE

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info-urdu.com/ur/
Address: 213.42.17.48
Network access: Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, AE

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-persian.info/fa/default.aspx
Address: 213.42.17.48
Network access: Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, AE

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Org: HAMAS
Name: paldf.net
Address: 213.42.28.59
Network access: Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, AE

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++++++ IRAN ++++++
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THREE SITES, ONE Org: Palestinian Islamic Jihad, TWO Org: Hizballah

Org: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Name: www.qudsway.net
Address: 217.218.0.123
Network access: Data Communications of Iran (DCI)

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.moqavemat.ir canonical name = moqavemat.ir.
Name: moqavemat.ir
Address: 217.218.165.222
Network access: Data Communications of Iran (DCI)

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Org: Hizballah
Site: www.moqavemat.com canonical name = moqavemat.com.
Name: moqavemat.com
Address: 217.218.165.222
Network access: Data Communications of Iran (DCI)

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++++++ UKRAINE ++++++
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TWO SITES OF Org: HAMAS

Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info.com
Address: 62.149.0.82
Network access: Colocall Ltd., Ukraine

Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info.co.uk/en/
Address: 62.149.0.119
Network access: Colocall Ltd., Ukraine

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++++++ MALAYSIA ++++++
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Org: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Site: www.qudsnews.net canonical name = qudsnews.net.
Name: qudsnews.net
Address: 202.190.203.201
Network access: JARING Communications Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

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++++++ SAUDI ARABIA ++++++
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Org: HAMAS
Site: www.alqassam.ps canonical name = alqassam.ps.
Name: alqassam.ps
Address: 89.144.96.38
Network access: nashirnet.net, Saudi Arabia

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++++++ FRANCE ++++++
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Org: Hizballah
Name: www.almahdiscouts.org
Address: 88.191.249.182
Name: www.almahdiscouts.org
Address: 88.191.249.183
Network access: Free Foundation (free.org) hosted by Dedibox SAS, France

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DOMAIN NAME REGISTRARS

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++++++ USA ++++++
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Org: HAMAS
Name: alfatehmag.net
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: english.wa3ad.org
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: somod.org (REDIRECTS TO shiaweb.org/hizbulla/)
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: shiaweb.org
Registrar: Intercosmos Media Group Inc., USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: ghaliboun.net
Registrar: Network Solutions, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: al-nour.net
Registrar: 625domains.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: inbaa.com
Registrar: eNom Inc., USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: bintjbeil.com
Registrar: Intercosmos Media Group Inc., USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: altaybeh.net
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: darelhadi.com
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: abu-hadi.net
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: alshahid.org
Registrar: eNom Inc., USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: moqawama.org
Registrar: Network Solutions, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: hizbollah.tv
Registrar: Register.com, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: alshahid.org
Registrar: eNom Inc., USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: islamicdigest.net
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: al-fateh.net (REDIRCTS TO alfatehmag.net)
Address: 213.167.40.131
Registrar: Register.com, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: fm-m.com
Registrar: Network Solutions, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info.net
Registrar: Network Solutions, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: aqsatube.com
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info.info
Registrar: Domainbank.com, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info-urdu.com
Registrar: Network Solutions, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-persian.info
Registrar: Domainbank.com, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: paldf.net
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, USA

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Org: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Name: qudsway.net
Registrar: Network Solutions, USA

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Org: Hizballah
Name: moqavemat.com
Registrar: publicdomainregistry.com, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info.com
Registrar: Network Solutions, USA

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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info.co.uk
Registrar: Registrar.com, USA

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Org: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Name: qudsnews.net
Registrar: Intercosmos Media Group Inc., USA

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++++++ France ++++++
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Org: Hizballah
Name: jihadbinaa.org
Registrar: Online SAS dba bookmyname.com, France

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Org: Hizballah
Name: samirkuntar.org
Registrar: Gandi SAS, France

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Org: Hizballah
Name: intiqadonline.com
Registrar: Online SAS (R99-LROR) aka bookmyname.com, France

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Org: Hizballah
Name: alintiqad.com
Registrar: Online SAS (R99-LROR) aka bookmyname.com, France

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Org: Hizballah
Name: almahdiscouts.org
Registrar: Online SAS dba bookmyname.com, France

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++++++ Canada ++++++
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Org: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Name: paltoday.com
Registrar: Tucows Inc., Canada

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Org: HAMAS
Name: alresalah.info
Registrar: Tucows Inc., Canada

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Org: HAMAS
Name: mujamaa.org
Registrar: Tucows Inc., Canada

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++++++ Gaza ++++++
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Org: HAMAS
Name: felesteen.ps
Registrar: PNINA, Gaza

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Org: HAMAS
Name: alqassam.ps
Registrar: PNINA, Gaza

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++++++ Lebanon ++++++
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Org: Hizballah
Name: almanar.com.lb
Registrar: The Lebanese Domain Registry, Lebanon

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++++++ Russia ++++++
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Org: HAMAS
Name: palestine-info.ru (REDIRECTS TO palestine-info.com/ru/)
Registrar: RIPN, Russia

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++++++ Iran ++++++
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Org: Hizballah
Name: moqavemat.ir
Registrar: IRNIC, Iran

Posted on 17 November 2008 @ 20:35

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